Combined snap-hook and buckle.



E. L. CARROLL. COMBINED SNAP HOOK AND BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 9, 1905.

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COMBINED SNAP-HOOK AND BUCKLE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed October 9,1905.. Serial No. 282.044.

Patented May 29, 1905,

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ELBERT L. CARROLL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oreston, in the county of Union and have invented a new and useful Combined Snap-Hook and Buckle, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined snapppiok and buckle for hitching-straps and The object of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient device 0 this character which may be quickly and conveniently adjusted to any position on the hitching-strap and securely clamped in adjusted position without cutting, perforating, or otherwise injurin the strap.

A further object o the invention is to generally improve this class of devices so as to add to their utility and durability as well as to reduce the cost of manufacture.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claim hereto appended.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a combined snap-hook and buckle constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same, showing the manner of clamping the buckle on the hitching rein or strap. Fig. 3 is a similar view illustrating a modified form of the invention.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

The improved device comprises a substantially rectangular frame or body portion 5, one end of which is extended longitudinally to form a snap-hook 6, the bill 7 of which engages the free end of a spring-tongue 8, the opposite end of said tongue being riveted or otherwise rigidly secured to the frame, as indicated at 9. Extending transversely across the frame 5 is a cross-bar 10, defining a pair of strap-receiving openings 11 and 12,

through which is threaded the hitching strap or rein 13.

The cross-bar 10 extends a short distance above the side bars of the frame and is provided with a curved or rounded surface 14 for engagement with the strap 13, one of the side walls of the cross-bar being inclined or State of Iowa, 1

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threaded through said opening beveled, asindicated at 15, while the opposite side wall is curved downwardly and rearwardly, as shown at 16, so as to deflect the free end of the strap rearwardly beneath the frame or body portion when the snap-hook is fastened to a hitching-post or supported in an inclined position on the harness.

The rear wall of the strap-receiving slot or opening 11 is preferably curved rearwardly at 17, and said slot is preferably made somewhat wider than the thickness of the strap, so as to permit the latter to be readily when attaching and adjusting the buckle. Attention is called to the fact that the active face of the 7o cross-bar is unobstructed or free from surface projections whereby the strap may be quickly adjusted without the necessity of detaching the latter from looking tongues, pins, an similar fastening devices. 7 5

When the buckle is in position on the hitching-strap, as shown in Fig. 2, a longitudinal ull exerted on said strap will cause the latter to frictionally engage the rear wall 17 and the curved surface 14 of the cross-bar, thereby 8o firmly clamping the strap and effectually preventing the buckle from slipping after being adjusted.

In order to adjust the buckle longitudinally of the hitching strap or rein, it is simply neces- 8 5 sary to release the pressure on the strap an draw the latter upwardly through the slot 11 and then downwardly through the opening 12 until the proper adjustment is effected.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings there is illustrated 0 a modified form of the invention in which the curved surface of the cross-bar is serrated or roughened, as indicated at 18, so as to increase the friction and assist in preventing accidental slipping of the hitching-strap.

The opening 12 in both forms of the device is preferably of a width approximately equal to the thickness of the strap, whereby a rearward pull on said strap will also cause the latter to bind or grip the buckle at this point.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that there is provided an extremely simle and efficient device admirably adapted for the attainments in view.

Having thus described the invention, what t 5 is claimed is A device of the class described comprising a flat substantially rectan ular frame having one end thereof extende longitudinally to form a snap-hook, a cross-bar extending 1 I0 ICO curved unobstructed bearing-surfacedefining ioeiving opening. a pairof spacedetrap-receiving openings the In testimony-that lxcleim -the foregoing as transverselyecross'theframe end havir ga athe opposituwall of the ;fifljfifihfifltrap-IQ- to opposite Walls of one of which" are curved -my own 'I'havehereto aflixed my signature in downwardlyvand rearwardly,saidobar having the/{presence of .twouvyitnessesi its curved bearing-surface extended above "'EIJBERT L. CARROLL. ,thesides of the frame and one longitudinal "Witnesses? edge thereof curved rearwardly and down- '0. W; CARROLL,

Wardly in substantially parallel relation with BROWN. 

